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FIH Rules of Hockey 2017

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2 Composition <strong>of</strong> teams<br />

2.1 A maximum <strong>of</strong> eleven players from each team take part in<br />

play at any particular time during the match.<br />

If a team has more than the permitted number <strong>of</strong><br />

players on the field, time should be stopped to<br />

correct the situation. A personal penalty may be<br />

awarded against the captain <strong>of</strong> the team involved,<br />

if inadvertently having too many players on the<br />

pitch occurs for a very short period <strong>of</strong> time and<br />

does not materially affect the match. In cases<br />

where this occurs and materially affects the match,<br />

a personal penalty must be awarded against the<br />

captain <strong>of</strong> the team involved. Decisions taken prior<br />

to correcting the situation cannot be changed, if<br />

time and/or play has already been re-started.<br />

Play and time is restarted with a free hit to the<br />

opposing team unless another penalty had been<br />

awarded against the <strong>of</strong>fending team immediately<br />

before time was stopped in which case that<br />

penalty is taken.<br />

2.2 Each team has either a goalkeeper or player with<br />

goalkeeping privileges on the field or plays only with field<br />

players.<br />

Each team may play with :<br />

– a goalkeeper wearing a different colour shirt<br />

and full protective equipment comprising<br />

at least headgear, leg guards and kickers ;<br />

this player is referred to in these <strong>Rules</strong> as a<br />

goalkeeper ; or<br />

– a field player with goalkeeping privileges<br />

wearing a different colour shirt and who may<br />

wear protective headgear (but not leg guards<br />

and kickers or other goalkeeping protective<br />

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